Out of Rausch Gap

After Rausch Gap, near the I-81 underpass, Jack and Chris discovered a cooler of "trail magic" filled with juice boxes and Capri-Sun with a note for thru-hikers to take one box per person.
Later, they saw a rattlesnake on the way to Port Clinton. In Port Clinton they went to Ye Olde Backpacker store, but they did not have the equipment that our hikers wanted. Thus, they hitchhiked to the Cabelas Outdoor Store in Hamburg, PA. There Chris found his backpacking socks. With help from the same trail angel who brought them into town, Camel and Fungi were able to catch up with Jack and Chris and they all chowed down at Cabelas. Jack, Camel and Fungi took advantage of the homestyle buffet at Cabelas, while Chris bought a smoked buffalo sandwich. Jack and Chris bought 1 1/2 days of freeze-dried, expensive trail food at Cabelas, and they made their way back to Port Clinton. Shortly after, they saw an adult-sized black bear 50 yards off the trail. Jack and Chris made noises and the bear ran away. They finished Day 53 at the Hertlein Campsite with no other thru-hikers in sight.

On Day 54, they entered into a seemingly long green tunnel, with the trail about 2 feet wide surrounded by thickets of trees. PA has been very rocky, as expected. Along the way to Windsor Furnace Shelter, they passed thru-hiker Lucky Star. There was only one thru-hiker at the Furnace campsite, Glo-Worm.